pre harvest

Authors: Meghan Moran and Mike Cowbrough Harvest aid treatments in dry edible beans will provide a more even dry down of the crop and any escaped weeds, making harvest more efficient. Controlling escaped weeds can also reduce seed stain, improving bean quality. There are six products registered for pre-harvest use in edible beans in Ontario, and the label rates and…

By Brian Hall, OMAF/MRA, Stratford For many growers, this year’s canola crop will be a challenge to harvest as a result of large differences in crop stage, because of thin and weedy stands, or fields that were damaged by swede midge. When managing these fields, harvest management either by swathing or direct harvest becomes critical to achieve the highest yield…

co-written by Horst Bohner When poor herbicide performance or late seed germination results in unacceptable amounts of weeds in a soybean crop, a pre-harvest herbicide treatment will aid in a quicker, more efficient harvest. Drier plant matter will pass more easily through the combine and will result in lower seed losses and reduced seed staining. Appropriate product selection for the…

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